Ashley Bischoff and her 3-year-old son, who were shot by Mark Valentine of Jonesville near Coldwater last night, are healthy and were released from the hospital today. According to WWMT, Valentine was Bischoff's abusive ex-boyfriend and shot them when they tried to escape after he tried tying her up inside her home. [WWMT}

The annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire is a go despite a non-existent cherry harvest due to April frosts. The farm will import cherries from Poland for the event. The record longest spit is 93 feet. [South Bend Tribune]